Regulatory Policy Specialist - Large Loads

Xcel Energy Services Inc; Amarillo (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy Services Inc. in the United States seeks a regulatory affairs professional to work directly with senior management to develop and organize regulatory filings and strategies aligned with company goals.

Effectively coordinate with subject matter experts to craft filings and testimonies that reflect company intent. You will coordinate with experts, prepare testimony, and engage regulators to ensure filings reflect the regulatory strategy.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required.
• 5–7 years of experience in the regulatory field.
• Specific experience with regulatory filings required.
• Occasional overnight travel and extensive overtime.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop, compile and edit regulatory filings and messages.
• Coordinate with senior management and stakeholders on filings.
• Draft discovery responses and prepare supporting testimony.
• Communicate with regulators and maintain regulatory strategy alignment.
• Support multiple projects and ensure timely, accurate filings.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Communication skills

Regulatory advocacy

Education

BA/BS

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you'll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you'll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary

Work directly with senior management to develop regulatory case filings and strategies that support the company's strategic goals and objectives. Consult with subject matter experts throughout the company to develop filings and strategies consistent with company goals. Communicate and work effectively with regulatory case management teams to ensure filings consistent with strategies. Prepare supporting testimony in regulatory proceedings, administrative rulemaking and legislative hearings as necessary. Coordinate regulatory compliance activities in assigned jurisdictions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, compilation and editing of regulatory case filings. Provide clear written explanations of complex issues. Applying regulatory experience, understand and identify key facts in order to develop effective messages. Responsible for ensuring documents created are concise and well-organized. Also responsible for ensuring these documents conform to the style, tone and formatting conventions as part of standardized, consistent approach to regulatory filings. Demonstrates technical expertise by maintaining a thorough understanding of the regulatory structure of Xcel Energy companies and the regulatory environment in which we operate. Responsible for advocating the company's positions with regulators and stakeholders in a variety of forums (e.g. regulatory proceedings, administrative rulemakings, legislative hearings, etc.).
• Develop, compile and edit large, complex filings. Support multiple projects while delivering high quality work product. Ensure proper controls of documents are maintained; soliciting and screening feedback from stakeholders to incorporate as appropriate. Communicate (written and oral) regularly with senior management and internal customers to ensure awareness of current regulatory case filings and issues that impact the company. Work directly with senior management throughout the company to develop and promote regulatory and legislative policy positions. Work effectively with regulatory case management teams to ensure filings are consistent and production of work is efficient. Work and write in a time constrained environment.
• Assist with the drafting of discovery responses. Applying regulatory experience, evaluate responses for effectiveness in responding to the question presented. Ensure appropriate context consistent with the company's request.
• Responsible for the development of key messages for presentations to external regulatory agencies and legislative committees. Responsible for the development of presentations for internal audiences. Work in partnership across the business area and teams to achieve results.
• Assist witnesses in development of pre-filed testimony.

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS.
• Five to seven years or equivalent experience in regulatory field.
• Specific experience in dealing with regulatory filings required.
• Occasional overnight travel and extensive overtime required.
• Must be proficient in use MS Office Suite.

Preferred Requirements

• Prior customer engagement experience
• Strong understanding of utility generation process and procedures
• Understanding of Southwest Power Pool interconnection processes

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.

Our Values

• Connected
• Committed
• Trustworthy
• Safe

Our Employee Commitments

• Work that makes a difference
• A team you can count of
• Opportunities to grow
• Rewards that help you thrive

Xcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form .

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